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Our approach to Show Reports (a thinly veiled excuse for some market research)
28 October 2024
Show reports present an interesting opportunity for magazine content, especially when the magazine is called Wargames Illustrated. We are lucky* to have the twice-annual Partizan shows on our doorstep, which always present at least half a dozen great-looking demo tables. Naturally, we always attend the show and round up the games on display in a subsequent magazine Show Report. In...
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Valour & Fortitude amphibious assaults
18 October 2024These rules for Napoleonic amphibious assaults were devised by V&F author Jervis Johnson for a Battle of Aboukir Bay game featuring British amphibious landings, played at The ‘Other’ Partizan wargames show in 2024. They can be adapted for any similar amphibious landing action. Deployment The British infantry start the game in the landing boats. The landing boats must be set... -
Prospects from The ‘Other’ Partizan 2024
17 October 2024While pacing The Other Partizan last Sunday, doing my best to pick a path between the crowds of attendees, I realised I’m getting to know too many people in the wargaming world! It’s one of those good problems, of course – my job allows me to mix with talented game designers, miniature makers, hobbyists, company owners, and more – but... -
Wi443 Preview – Beware small Greeks bearing gifts
8 October 2024A bonus for WiPrime Members: James Morris shares his scaled-down adventures in the siege of Troy, and offers some compelling arguments for venturing into the world of 6mm gaming. If you are seeing this message after signing in as a WiPrime Member, Please refresh your browser. This page is only viewable to WiPrime Members, If you are already a Member, please...Tags WiPrime -
Wi443 Preview – What’s that, Skippy? Elephant fallen down the old well?!
7 October 2024A bonus for WiPrime Members: Rick Priestley, ace Game Designer, and the champion of silly article titles, provides an insight into designing Warlord’s new Scipio Battle Game. If you are seeing this message after signing in as a WiPrime Member, Please refresh your browser. This page is only viewable to WiPrime Members, If you are already a Member, please log in,...Tags WiPrime -
North Star – Muskets & Tomahawks Germans review
4 October 2024North Star – Muskets & Tomahawks Germans review We examine the new Hessians from North Star. North Star are expanding their Muskets & Tomahawks range further, with four packs that will allow you to build a compact collection of characterful Hessians, ready to support the British in the American War of Independence. There’s a German Officer to lead the troops,... -
Mad Dogs, Mughals & Marathas review
4 October 2024Mad Dogs, Mughals & Marathas review Ian Cluskey casts his expert eye over this in-depth tome. Who could fail to be drawn to the saga of a crumbling, once-mighty Mughal Empire, that had long cast a tall shadow over the emerging European states, now gambling its economic and military resources to survive? The bold new upstarts were the Mahrattas –... -
Flags of War – Border Wars Miniatures review
4 October 2024Flags of War – Border Wars Miniatures review Steve Wood reviews some fine figures from Flags of War. Having already recruited some of Flags of War’s (FoW) Fighting Irish for my late-medieval collection, I was keen to review some of the latest releases from the same manufacturer. Like the Irish, these new figures come from FoW’s Border Wars range, which... -
A magazine in your pocket
27 September 2024I don’t really get excited by new technology, however, the modern magazine editor would be a fool to bury their head in the sand and pretend there isn’t a world of publishing outside of printed paper. They would also be out of business. At Wargames Illustrated we already embrace Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, online flip-books, and digitally downloadable PDFs as a... -
What’s coming in 2025?
27 September 2024The end of the year may be a few festive and spooky holidays away, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t already thinking about it here at Wargames Illustrated. In this Insider Insight I’ll touch on some of our 2025 plans. Every new year brings new themes for our magazine and, while we don’t have everything locked down for 2025, we’ve...
